Hand luggage



Nov. 8, 1932. G. H. WHEARY 1,886,440

HAND LUGGAGE Filed Feb. 18, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

550/75 HEW/7 MEET/K A TTORNEY.

Nov. 8, 1932. wHEARY 1,886,440

HAND LUGGAGE Filed Feb. 18, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 a INVENTOR.

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Nov. 8, 1932. G. H. WHEARY HAND LUGGAGE Filed Feb. 18, 1951 I5 Sheets-Sheet 3 AT ORNEY.

Patented Nov. 8, 1932 UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE GEORGE HENRY WHElABY, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO WHEARY TRUNK COMPANY, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, A COMPANY OF WISCONSIN 1mm) LUGGAGE- Application flled February 18, 1931. Serial No. 516,58?.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in hand luggage and relates particularly to ladies hand luggage.

A general object of this invention is to provide greater convenience in packing or placing the garments in' a luggage carrier and in removing them from the case.

Another object is to provide a ladies hand case in which garments and particularly ladies dresses of any length may be carried without wrinkling and without necessitating the alteration in any respect of the over-all size of the case. s

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel and improved garment supporting structure for a ladies hand case which is of extremely simple construction and has an individual hanger or support for each garment.

Another object of this invention resides-in the provision of individual garment supports carried by a frame of the type illustrated in the copending application of George Henry Wheary and Benjamin M. Hamlin, Serial No. 357,088, and so located that the effective hanging length for garments is materially increased to thus accommodate the modern long dresses. a

And a more specific object of this invention resides in the provision of means for mounting a plurality of individual garment supports from a frame of the type shown in-the above mentioned copending application and located at a point adjacent the hinged mounting of the frame.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it being understood that such changes in theprecise embodiment of the hereindis-' closed invention may be made as the scope of the claims. a

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated one complete example of the physicome within cal embodiment of my invention constructed according to the best modes I have so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a ladys tion and partially. in transverse section showing the manner in which the garments are supported;

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail perspective view showing a portion of the arment supporting frame and part of one o the garment supports;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 illustrating a slightly modified form of my invention;

Figure 5 is a perspectiveview similar to Figure 1 of another modification of my invention; i

Figure 6 is a view partially in end elevation and partially in transverse section of that fprm of my invention shown in Figure 5; an

Figure 7 is a fragmentary detail in perspective showing'the garment frame support.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals represent like parts, the numeral 5 represents the main section of a ladys hand luggage having a cover 6 hingedly connected thereto along one marginal edge, as at 7, and as is customary, the case is provided with a conventional handle 8 and locking means 9.

The main section of the case preferably has a partition 10 which is removably mounted therein parallel with its rear wall or panel 11 and spaced therefrom to provide a well 12 for the reception of the depending ends of garments 13 carried in the case. The garments 13 are conveniently supported on a garment carrying frame 14 consisting of a substantially U shaped member comprising side arms 15 connected at their outer ends by a transere bar or rod 16 and having their inn-er end portions 17 directed inwardly and upwardly at an angle with respect to the plane of the frame proper when in a horizontal position over the main section.

The end portions 17 of the garment carry- 20 of which are likewise angularly directed.

The lower ends of the attaching members are removably secured, to the side walls of the main section and in this manner the garment.

carrying frame is pivotally mounted and may be swung into and out of alignment with either the main section or the cover when the case is open.

In the copending application above referred to, the garments are draped, at a medial point, over the transverse member 16 of the garment carrying frame with their depending ends at opposite sides of the frame to extend into the well 12. A number of garments may be similarly carried on the frame, one being placed above the other, and while this method of packing is satisfactory, where thetotal length of the garments it not greater than twice the distance from the transverse member 16 to the bottom of the well 12 whenthe frame is in a vertical position, the exceptionally longdresses decreed by modern fashion cannot be accommodated in this manner without increasing the dimensions of the case or crumpling the ends of the garments.

Also, when all of the. garments are supported solely by the bar 16, it is difiicult to remove any single garment, and this inven- I -tion, therefore, contemplates the PIOVlSlOIl of simple but efi'ective means whereby longer garments may be readily accommodated without in any wlse changing the size of the case or the garment carrying frame and without wrinkling and whereby an indivldual garment support is provided for each garment.

To this end the side arms 15 of the frame have laterally extended arms 21 secured to their inner faces by rivets 22 or the like, at aligned points adjacent their hinged connection with the attaching members 19. The lateral arms 21 have their outermost ends provided with sidewiseextended projections 23 so that the arms are substantially Tshaped.

Engageable with the lateral arms, are a plurality of garment carrying members 24 which may be of any desired construction and in the present instance, consist of relatlvely thin strips of wood or metal provided at their ends with attaching members 25, preferably stamped from.metal and having elongated apertures 26 in which the lateral arms 21 are receivable so that the garment carrying members 24 are detachably engageable with the arms 21. The length of the slots 26 at the ends of the members 24 is less than the overall -width of the extreme outer ends of the arms 21, but is sufficient to permit the members 24 to be engaged with the arms 21' by engaging first one of the side projections 23 in the slot 26 and then the other, as will be readily apparent.

In packing dresses and other garments, the case is positioned as illustrated in Figure 1 With the garments thus positioned on the supports -24 the supports are engaged with the arms 21 one above the other, and the dresses or other garments thereon are neatly arranged over the front portion of the case as illustrated in Figure 1, and when all of the garments are thus positioned, the frame 14 is raised so that the garments are caused to fold or drape themselves over the outer transverse bar 16 of the frame.

Two or more garment retaining bars 27 are then engaged with the side arms 14 in the conventional manner to retain the garments against dropping into the interior of the main section when the frame is returned to its horizontal position over the main section preparatory to closing the case. The garments thus form an internal cover for the main section of-the case and if desired, a more suitable cover 28 may be provided as illustrated in Figure 4. 4

The cover 28 shown in this disclosure of the interior has its inner end provided with a transverse garment receiving bar, but instead.

of mounting the frame from attaching mem bers secured to the sides of the main section, the inner ends of the frame arms are directly pivoted to the side walls 30 of the cover as at 31. The point of pivotal connection 31, however, is closely adjacent the hinge connection 7, between the main section and the cover, and the manner of packing or arranging the garments on the carrying frame is similar to that described in connection with the embodiment shown in Figure 1, i. e. each garment is draped over an individual supporting bar which is then connected with the lateral arms 21.

The garments are also draped over the transverse bar of the frame, but in place of the retaining bars 27 the garments are held against dropping down into the main section,

wall 34 of the cover adjacent its hinged connection 7 with the main section.

The internal cover 32 is sufiiciently large to strap 36 is substantially close the open front of the cover and thuscompletely enclose the garments in the cover. Any suitable means may be provided for releasably holding the internal cover closed and in the present instance a conventional snap fastening 35 carried by a flexible provided at the outer free end of the cover.

It is noted that in this embodiment the case is slightly increased in over-all dimensions to enable the garments to be entirely received within the cover without wrinkling their depending ends and that the necessity fora well adjacent the rear of the main section is there by obviated. The interior of the main section may be divided to suit any particular re quirement for which the case may be designed and in the structure illustrated a removable partition 37 is provided near the front wall of the main section.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which an invention of this char-' acter appertains, that I provide an exceptionally convenient garment supporting structure for ladies hand luggage in which dressesand other garments of any practical length may be accommodated without necessitating an increase in the overall dimensions of the case and without wrinkling the garments. It is also apparent that packing and removal of individual garments is facilitated by the provisionof individual garment supports for all of the garments carried.

What I claim as my invention is: 1. In a case type luggage including hinged 1y connected sections, a garment carrying frame comprising side arms having their outer ends connected by a transverse member over which garments, may be draped, means pivotally mounting the garment carrying frame for movement about an axis adjacent to and substantially'parallel with the axis of the hinged connection of said sections, individual garment supports adapted to have garments draped thereover preparatory to bemg draped over the transverse member at the outer end of the garment supporting frame, and means carried by the frame adjacent its pivotal mount-in for readily detachably mounting the in ividual in superimposed relation.

2. n a hand luggage of the case type including hingedly connected sections, a garment carrying frame having a transverse v garment receiving member, means hingedly mounting the frame for movement aboutan axis adjacent to and substantially parallel with the hinged connection of the case sections, individual garment supports over which garments may be draped preparatory to being draped over the transverse member of the garment receiving frame, and commonmeans for readily detachably mounting all garment supports of the individual garment supports on the garment carrying frame.

3. In a hand luggage of the case type including hingedly connected sections, a garment carrying frame hingedly mounted for;

-movement to and from alignment with either section when the case is open, said garment carrying frame having a transverse garment receiving member, individual garment supports adapted to have garments draped thereover preparatory to being draped over the transverse garment receiving member of'the garment carrying frame, and common means for readily detachably mounting the individual garment supports from the garment carrying frame adjacent its hinged mount- 1n i. In a hand luggage of the case type including hingedly connected complementary sections, a garment carrying frame comprising side arms connected at their outer ends by a transverse garment receiving bar over which garments may be draped, means for pivotally mounting the inner ends of the side arms adjacent the hinged connection of the complementary sections whereby the frame may be swung into alignment with either section when the case is. open, individual garment supports adapted to extend across the space between the side arms and over which garments may be draped preparatory to being draped over the frame transverse bar, and means carried by the side arms of the frame adjacent their hinged mounting with which the ends of the individual garment supports are engageable in superimposed relation.

5. In a hand luggage of the case'type including hingedly connected sections, a garment carrying frame hingedly mounted in one of the sections adjacent its hinged connection with the other section, said garment carrying frame including side arms and a transverse garment receiving bar connecting the side arms and over which garments may be draped, individual garment supports adapted to have garments draped thereon preparatory to being draped over-the trans verse frame bar, lateral extensions carried by the side arms adjacent their hinged mounting, and means at the outer ends of the garment supports adapted for readily detachable connection with the lateral extension, whereby the garment, supports are mounted in su erimposed relatiom- 6. In a hand luggage of the case type including hingedly Connected sections, a garment carrying frame comprising side arms connected at their outer ends by a transverse garment receiving bar, means pivotally connectingthe inner ends of the side arms with have agarment draped thcreovur parallelthe supports extend outwardly to the-gar ment receiving bar to be draped thereover to hang on opposite sides of the frame, and

means for maintaining the garments in substantially the plane of the frame.

7. In a hand luggage of the case type including hingedly connected sections, agarment carrying frame hingedly mounted in one of the sections adjacent its hinged connection with the other to be movable to and from a position aligned with either section when the case is open, a transverse bar at one end of the frame and over which garments may be draped, individual garment supports adapted to have garments draped thereover preparatory to being draped over said trans verse bar, and means at the other end of the garment carrying frame for mounting the individual garment supports in superimposed relationship.

8. In a hand luggage of the case type'having hingedly connected sections, a garment carrying frame hingedly mounted adjacent the hinged connection of said sections for movement to and from a position aligned with either section when the case is open, a

ment carrying frame hingedly mounted for movement about an axis adjacent to and substantially parallel with the axis of the hinged connection betweenthe sections, said garment receiving frame comprising side arms-connected at their outer ends by a transverse gar; ment receiving bar, substantially T shaped laterally extending arms carried by the side arms adjacent the hinged mounting'of the garment carrying frame, and individual garment supports having slots at the outer ends adapted for engagement over the T shaped heads of the laterally extending arms, said T shaped heads of the laterally extending arms preventing accidental detachment of the garment supports.

In'testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature.

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY.

transverse garment receiving bar at one end of the frame, parallel laterally extending.

arms at the other end of the frame, and'individual garment supports adapted to be detachably mounted on said laterally extended arms in superimposed relationship, garments draped over the garment sections extending to the other end ofthe frame and over the transverse bar.

9. In a hand luggage of the character described, including hingedly connected sec tions, a garment receiving frame comprising spaced side arms connected by a'transverse mounting the side arms for movement about an axis adjacent to and substantially parallel with the axis of the hinged connection between the sections, parallel lateral arms carried by the side arms at a point spaced from the transverse garment receiving bar, individual garment supports adapted to have garments draped thereover preparatory to being draped over the garment receiving bar, attaching means at the outer ends of the individual garment supports having apertures adapted to receive the lateral arms whereby the individual garment supports are detachably connectible with said garment carrying frame, and means at the outer ends of the lateral arms for preventing accidental detach ment of the individual garment carrying suports. P 10. In a hand luggage of the case type including hingedly connected sections, a gar- 

